Hose-supporter.



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H. ALLEN.

. I HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1907.-

904,292. Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

WITNESSES Q x INVENTOI? zflww Q By I \Qr I HAROLD ALLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed November 11, 1907. Serial No. 401,590.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in I-IoseSupporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

My invention relates to hose supporters particularly adapted for mens use to hold socks in place.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a supporter or garter that is exceedingly simple, comprising practically but two parts, and wherein the supporting members, or those adapted for attachment to the sock, will draw equally upon the limb back and front.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a garter or supporter that can be comfortably worn, and of such construction that it will automatically draw snugly around the limb, at all times maintaining its place at the garter line instead of having a tendency to draw or slip downward as do most garters of the same class now in use.

It is a further purpose of the invention to provide a garter or supporter of the character described that may be worn next the skin without any metal coming in contact therewith, and which under all conditions of use will be free from protuberances liable to render the article uncomfortable, since each and every part presented to the person is flat and smooth.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the articl e applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View of the artlcle; Fig. 3 is a slde elevation of the applied article slightly modified in form; and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the applied article constructed as shown in Fig. 3.

The device consists of two essential parts, a body B. Preferably the body member A is wider than the supporting member B, and both yr: "i

member A and a supporting member members are constructed from fabric and are usually in the form of tape, and preferably elastic material is employed, but the body A may be non-elastic and the support ing member B elastic, or the supporting member B may be non-elastic and the body member A elastic. The body member A is adapted to partially encircle the limb, and adjacent its ends on its outer face, tabs 10 are secured in any suitable or approved manner.

Each tab 10 carries a guide device C, and preferably these guide devices are constructed as is illustrated in the drawings, wherein each consists of an elongated eye 11 that is received and held by a tab, and an outwardly extending eye 12, which is adapted to receive the supporting member B, and is of a length proportionate to the width of said member. The tabs 10 are flexible and are located so far back of the ends of the body member A, that the guide devices rest upon the outer face of the said body member, and should the supporter or garter be worn next the skin, the metal guide devices C will not be brought in contact with the skin or with any garment over which the garter may be worn.

The supporting member B is passed through the outer eyes 12 of the guide de vices G, and the end portions of the said supporting member are permitted to drop downward, and at the terminals of the said supporting member B, any approved device 13 may be located, for attaching the said supporting member B to the sock or to the article to be supported. Preferably a slide 14, is located adjacent one end of the sup porting member B, whereby to reduce the length of the said member when desired. And it will be observed that after the supporting member B has been passed through the guide devices C, a horizontal connecting section 15 is provided, which bridges the space between the ends of the body member A and pendent sections 16 and 17.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 2 the pendent sections 16 and 17 of the sup porting member B are crossed, but in the form of the device illustrated in Figs. 3 and l, it is not necessary to cross the said pendent sections 16 and 17. The form of the device shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is practically the same as that shown in Fig. 2, the difference consisting in that the body member A, that corresponds to the body member A shown in Fig. 2, is made quite short and is located at the rear of the limb, as is illustrated in Fig. 4, and the supporting member B is made much longer, so that it when connected to the ends of the body A, will extend along the side and the front of the limb, and the pendent sections 16 and 17 of the body member are then carried down at the rear and carried to the front where they are attached to the sock, as is shown in Fig. 3. The same form of guide devices 0 is employed in the construction illustrated in Fig. 4, as that used in the construction shown in Fig. 2. Thus in the construction shown in Fig. 4: a horizontal connecting support 15 is obtained and pendent sections 16 and 17 It will be observed that since both members A and B are constructed of fabric or of tape, being perfectly fiat and smooth on both of their faces, the article can be most comfortably worn. Further, there are no strings or cords in the construction of the device, and as stated no metal can be brought in contact with the limbs, except the fastening devices that are in engagement with the article to be supported.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In a hose supporter or garter, a body constructed of tape and adapted to partially encircle the limb, flat guides adjacent to but spaced from the ends of the body upon the outer surface thereof, whereby no portion of the guides can contact with the limb, fabric tabs secured to said body and serving to hold said guides in posit-ion, and a supporting member also constructed of tape and 'slidably extending once through each of said guides to bridge the space between the ends of the body member, and having depending ends adapted to be secured to the garment to be supported.

2. In a hose supporter or garter, a body constructed of tape and adapted to partially encircle the limb, metal guides secured to the outer surface of said body adjacent to but spaced from the ends thereof, whereby no portion of the guides can contact with the HAROLD ALLEN.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. Aonnn, JOHN P. DAVIS. 

